Category: Prayer of the Week

Loving God, we cannot earn your love.
You lived, died and rose for us.
All that we do is as nothing in comparison.
We draw near in faith, for we long to know you.
We offer our righteousness, because we want to sincerely love you.
We enter your holiness, for we desperately want to become like Jesus Christ our saviour.

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Loving God; we come into your presence with humility, seeking your mercy.
We come into your presence rejoicing, for your love for us is steadfast.
We come into your presence in confident hope,
for you will guide us in the truth by your spirit in Jesus name.

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Lord we come to your house with love in our hearts, praise on our lips, intent on worship.
We come to offer our time and our thoughts to you.
We come to receive your comfort and your challenge to us. Lord, unite our prayers and our worship, that your name may be glorified in Jesus name.

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We have come into your holiness because you have invited us.
We come joyfully into your presence because of the warmth of your welcome.
We come in penitence because of what we have done and said.
We come expectantly because you are the God who forgives.
We come into your holiness.

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Thank you, loving God, that you are with us in community, and that, through your presence, we are strengthened by each other. Lord we are sorry that we keep your ways and your love to ourselves; that we do not challenge others when they stray from your ways; that we do not act as sentinels for your word in our community; that we fail to condemn what is wrong, and uphold what is right. Forgive us, and give us wisdom, strength and courage to be faithful guardians of your way in Jesus name

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Receive us, gracious God, as we come with expectations, and with fears; with joys, and with sorrows; with faith, and with doubt. Receive us, challenge us; and grant us your peace this day as we worship and praise you together.

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Creator God; we thank you for walking with us through the seasons of our lives; when it’s light and when it’s dark. By your Spirit, help us each day to lead lives that are pleasing to you and mindful of our neighbours in Jesus’ name

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Heavenly Father, the source of all truth and love, keep us faithful to the teachings of Our Lord, that we may remain united in prayer and fellowship and one in joy and simplicity of heart.
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God of all faithfulness, we thank you for meeting us in the ordinary things of life. You are there in the boat as we are tossed about by the storms of life. You reach out to us when we are at our lowest ebb. You call to us to step out in faith, beyond our own limitations and bring calm and peace when everything else in our lives is sinking. We can do no other than thank you for your goodness to us in Jesus’ name.
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Generous God, you call us into the covenant you made of old, to be your people, faithful and true; to witness to the good news of Jesus Christ. We come to you now, in the knowledge that we will receive your love, experience your mercy, and share your peace with one another in Jesus name.

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God knows all our thoughts, all the things we hope for, all the things we don’t like, all the people we love and who love us. God knows what is in our heart, and still God loves us –when we are good and when we do wrong, when we are caring, and when we are unkind. God knows what is in our heart. Thanks be to God.

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Loving God, we come in this sanctuary, led by your spirit. Teach us your ways, that we may walk in your truth. Give us an undivided heart to revere your Holy name and worship you faithfully as your children, safe in the knowledge that we are co-heirs with Christ to your promises of eternal love and life.

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Heavenly Father,
you have called us from all the corners of the earth
to be disciples of Christ,
to continue his work of reconciliation
and reveal you to the world:
forgive us the sins which tear us apart;
give us the courage to overcome our fears
and to seek that unity which is your gift and your will;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

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God of many names: you are gracious in your loving, merciful in your judgements, steadfast in your faithfulness and compassionate to us all. May we always be thankful for all you have done. May we always sing your praises, speak of your greatness, and bring glory to you by our actions from birth to the eternity of your rest.

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Happy are those who live by the light of God, who walk in the way of Jesus Christ, and who worship in spirit and in truth. For they praise God by the good they do, they glorify Christ by their faithfulness, and they witness to God’s spirit of love. And we too come to worship God through Jesus our saviour.

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